Holiday Traditions
Environmental Milestones 2024
Sustainable Holidays
OCEJ Youth
Christmas Movies
100

The country where people eat KFC as a holiday tradition.

What is...Japan?

100
Earth Day 2024 was on this date.

What is...April 22, 2024?

100

This material, often used for holiday decorations, cannot be recycled.

What is...glitter?

100

OCEJ Youth recycled ___ lbs of e-waste in November.

(Round to the nearest thousandths)

~3K lbs

(2940 exactly)

100

The town in ‘How the Grinch Stole Christmas’.

What is...Whoville?

200

The plant with red and green foliage that is used as a Christmas decoration.

What is...Poinsettia?

200
This fuzzy white animal may go extinct by 2100.

What is...Polar bear?

200

 Leaving these plugged in when not needed wastes significant energy during the holidays.

What are...string lights/holiday lights?

200

The OCEJ Youth Fall 2024 Cohort has __ members.

(Excluding Rachel & Sydney)

What is...20?

200

In “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” (2000), the name of the comedian who plays the Grinch.

Who is...Jim Carrey?

300

The country that started the tradition of putting up a Christmas tree.

What is...Germany?

300

2024 will be the warmest year on record, breaching the ___°C limit set by the Paris Agreement.

What is...1.5°C?

300

Holiday travel contributes to this environmental issue, which causes global warming.

What are...carbon emissions?

300

Our team meetings are typically held on these two days of the week. 

What is...Tuesday and Thursday?

300

In “The Polar Express”, this was the first gift of Christmas.

What is...A silver bell from Santa’s sleigh?

400

The country that celebrates the “Night of the Radishes” on Dec. 23.

What is...Mexico?

400

This Thanksgiving, ___ million pounds of food were wasted across the U.S.

a) 230 b) 316 c) 592

What is...316 million pounds?

400

The UK alone uses over 227,000 miles of this product during the holidays, enough to circle the Earth multiple times.

What is...wrapping paper?

400
The children in the OCEJ Youth logo are wearing shirts in this color. 
What is...orange?
400

The movie "Home Alone" was filmed in this state.

What is...Illinois?

500

In Iceland, the "Yule Lads" bring small gifts to children during the 13 nights before Christmas. What unusual food do they leave as punishment for naughty kids?

What is...Potato?

500

On September 30, 2024, this country became the first G7 country to abandon coal power.

What is...The U.K.?

500

This percentage of holiday waste in the U.S. comes from discarded wrapping paper and packaging.

a) 25% b) 10% c) 30% d) 15%

What is...25%?

500

This specific environmental justice topic inspired the formation of the OCEJ Youth Committee.

Soil lead contamination in Santa Ana!

500

The ingredients in Buddy the Elf’s infamous spaghetti.

(must get 4/6 correct)

Spaghetti, maple syrup, chocolate syrup, M&Ms, marshmallows and a chocolate fudge Pop Tart.